We had a wonderful 4 days on Schiermonnikoog ("Schier"). As the islandis so small (4 by 18 KM officially, but only 4 by 10 really accessible), we decided to leave the bicycles on the boat and walk everywhere. Each day we had a good walk, between 2 and 4 hours and enjoyed the peace and quiet. When Easter came, it was just nicely busy, but no big crowds. As the island is car-free (only the 948 inhabitants are allowed one car per household), it is very safe to cycle and you see lots of families and even quite small kids cycling on their own. The weather is still holding and it is actually getting quite warm during the day: we start wearing something warm when we get up, but soon it is back to T-shirts!
This afternoon we left the island on the high tide (at low tide the channel to the harbour runs dry!) and we did the one hours crossing to Lauwersoog on the mainland. Through the lock and then another hour to a little isld in the Lauwersmeer where we are now moored 'in the wild', the first time on fresh water in 2 weeks! Fortunately there still is internet access through the 3G 'dongle' and we even just had a Skype conversation with our British friends. Technology is amazing!
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